Politics

Baltimore children suffer from disproportionately high asthma rates, and pollution inside homes is considered a major cause, Panagis Galiatsatos, an associate professor and physician in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins, says.

Baltimore’s government-subsidized public housing sites are failing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development inspections at a higher rate than the national average, a Banner analysis found.

National heritage areas in Maryland reflect the significant impact the history and culture of Black Marylanders has had on the state and the nation, executive directors of two of those national heritage areas say.

The House is on track to give final approval this week, while the Senate could take up its version tomorrow.

The ENOUGH Act would enable community-led efforts on programs that combat poverty, such as improving “cradle to career” education and connecting people with jobs.

Cohen endorsed Bates in the 2022 Democratic primary, when he faced then-State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and Thiru Vignarajah.

The Baltimore Fire Department sent divers into the Inner Harbor after they say a woman forgot to put her vehicle in park and it drifted into the water.

Maryland must reject legislation that would allow parents, instead of lawyers, to act as legal advocates for interrogated children, three psychology professors say.

Maryland social services said it would end a policy that reduced cash assistance for recipients who live in subsidized housing. A year later, it hasn't happened.

The Tenant Safety Act aims to increase rent escrow filings, which allow renters to withhold rent until repairs are made.

A 150-year-old church in Columbia founded by formerly enslaved people was awarded a state grant worth almost a quarter-million dollars to preserve African American history.

The 25-year-old fought back and managed to survive. Five months later, she’s begun the process of working every day — for the rest of her life — to not let the attack define her.

The bills would modify the Inner Harbor’s zoning restrictions to allow multifamily residential use, the area’s urban renewal plan and city charter to allow developer P. David Bramble’s project to break ground.

Federal and state authorities are seeking to block a merger between national grocery chains that would sell 10 Harris Teeter stores in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., to the company behind the Piggly Wiggly franchise.

Baltimore Book Festival will return in 2024, according to Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore’s Office of Promotion & the Arts.

One bill would increase enforcement efforts to combat speeding in road work zones, and the other would apply harsher penalties to motorists who fail to yield to cyclists in bike lanes.

Appointments to fill vacant political offices deny voters the opportunity to participate in the democratic process, Liza Smith says, and Such appointments do a particular disservice to those for whom the right to vote was hard-earned.

Harriet Tubman should be honored by putting her image on the $20 bill because she embodied America’s highest principles and aspirations, says Linda Harris, director of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Education Center.

Mayor Brandon Scott, former Mayor Sheila Dixon, Thiru Vignarajah and other candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Baltimore mayor will face off in two upcoming panels.

Lefty Driesell changed the direction of college basketball at the University of Maryland, in the South and elsewhere, and his recruitment of Black players was a big part of that, author and longtime sports journalist David Steele says.